LEADERSHIP

Warren Buffet's Rules for success

Warren Buffet's rules for success: 

1. show up 

 2. tell the truth 

 3. pay attention

4. do your best 

 5. don't be attached to the outcome

Good Quote

Our chief want in life is someone to inspire us to be what we really want to be - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

I think many do not pursue their dreams because it is stepping out of the comfort of  the boat. Only when we step out of the boat we will know that we can walk on water. We definitely need someone to root for us and encourage us to be what we really want to be

Recorded version of the teleseminar

Around 28 people attended the teleseminar

It went very well! Here is the recorded version

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leadership Teleseminar on JUly 29th 12 noon Pacific

Presenting  Moving from Vision to Reality an exciting and educational tele seminar by Cyril Rayan on July 29^th between 12 noon and 1pm pacific. Please sign-up on the following link.

 

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Excellent Quote

A friend sent me this quote this morning.

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
Abraham Lincoln

 

We need to have the right tools and resources to accomplish our goals.

Personal Leadership Development #4

Practical steps to take to have mentors who are great leaders

1) Know clearly where you want to go and what your personal mission and vision is

2) Think who are your role models and who could mentor you to accomplish your personal vision

3) Network and get connected to the people who could be your mentors

4) Think of ways you can help them accomplish their goals

5) Build a relationship and seek counsel when you need help

6) Do not call your mentors too often for every small issue but call only when there is a real need and respect their time

Sometimes some of your prospective mentors will not agree to be your mentor if you ask them. But the key is to build a relationshiop and be able to approach them for advise. We should have some mentors who have agreed to be our mentors and some whom we can approach just based on a relationship. These are valuable relationships and their advise and direction can be key to catapult you to accomplish your vision.

Be Effective

I heard a story from a friend of mine who is really good at telling short stories.  There were 2 people  A and B and they were working on cutting logs. A did not rest at all and worked through for eight hours. B was taking a break every half hour for ten minutes.

At the end of the day  B had cut more logs than A. A asked B how despite being lazy he cut more logs. He responded that when he was resting he was sharpening the saw. This fits in very well with the sharpening the saw concept written by Stephen Covey in Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Stephen Covey talks about renewing the four dimensions of our nature physical, spiritual, mental and social/emotional. We should take time to sharpen the saw to be more effective.

Recent Guest Blogging

 

Guest Blogger - Cyril Rayan's 10 Considerations for Development as a Leader

Excellent Quote

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Success is moving from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm - Winston Churchill

Personal Leadership development #3

Practical steps to take to read leadership books

1) Ask other influential people which leadership books they are currently reading. Also find the leadership books which have become bestsellers.

2) Buy the books ( Do not let it gather dust on your book shelf, question to ask yourself, How many books have you bought and have never read?)

3) Have a goal to read atleast one book a month if not more. One of my friends has a goal to read one book a week and he does it!

4) Just setting a goal is not enough, do read it. Carry the book in your bag and when you find time keep reading as you are waiting for your dental appointment or for a business meeting to start.

Some of the books I recommend are 1) Leadership Challenge By Kouses and Posner 2) Developing the leader within you By John Maxwell and ofcourse my book Moving from Vision to Reality